Kofi Kingston Reveals His Inspiration For Iconic Elimination Saves In The Royal Rumble

Kofi Kingston explains who inspired him to creatively avoid elimination over the years in the Royal Rumble match.

While speaking After The Bell with Corey Graves, Kofi Kingston talked about his Royal Rumble elimination spots. He gave credit to John Morrison for being the first to creatively avoid getting eliminated, thereby inspiring him to do so as well.

“I always got to give credit to John Morrison because he was one who did it first when he got knocked off the apron and Spider Man’d down to the barricade and jumped in. Then everyone’s like, ‘Well, that was crazy. That was awesome.’ The next year, he wasn’t with the company anymore. So I was like, ‘Oh, let me go ahead.’ Every year, it’s been just an honor to do something that the people look forward to because I think that at the crux of our industry and being successful in our industry, you really are just trying to find a way to stand out.”

Kofi Kingston on After The Bell

Kofi Kingston was eliminated afterward thanks to a botched jump to the outside during last year’s Royal Rumble match. We will have to wait and see what Kingston has in mind for this year’s Rumble.

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